Royal Profile: Dom Afonso, The Prince of Beira, The Duke of Barcelos

Dom Afonso de Santa Maria Miguel Gabriel Raphael, The Prince of Beira, The Duke of Barcelos was born 25 March 1996 as the first child of The Duke and Duchess of Braganza.

At barely three months old, on 1 June 1996, he was baptized with the following as his godparents:

• Princess Helene of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
• Afonso Miguel de Herédia (his maternal uncle)

He has two younger siblings:

• Infanta Maria Francisca, The Duchess of Coimbra (1997)
• The Duke of Porto (1999)

He is presently is heir-apparent to the Portuguese throne, that is presently defunct.


He was educated in England and Portugal. He attended St. Julian's School in Portugal before being sent to England. In England, he attended The Oratory School. Upon graduation from The Oratory School, he began attending Universidade Católica Portuguesa at the Institute for Political Studies, where he currently attends.

In August 2018, he began an internship at the Social and Pre-Hospitalar Emergency Department of the Voluntary Fire Brigade of Lisbon{Source}. The last member of his family to go through such a program was Afonso, Duke of Porto, who was his 3rd cousin 1x removed (I think! I believe their closest common relative was John VI of Portugal and Brazil). Afonso, Duke of Porto was Honorary Commander of the same brigade.

In 2017, he made a rare public apperance with his sister as her escort, at Le Bal des Débutantes in Paris {Source}{Source}